Creative Music Production BA(Hons)

Bachelor's degree

In Huddersfield

£ 9,250 VAT inc.

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Huddersfield

  • Duration

    3 Years

Are you a musician who wants to harness technology as a creative tool? Do you enjoy creating innovative new tracks using a laptop, mixing desk, and other analogue and digital technology? Then this is the course for you. Focused on creating your own computer- and studio-based productions, you’ll have the chance to develop advanced techniques, working with tutors who are leading researchers, as well as being involved in the music industry.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Huddersfield (West Yorkshire)
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Queensgate, HD1 3DH

Start date

On request

About this course

QS World University Subject Rankings 2019 ranked the University of Huddersfield 25th in the world for 'Performing Arts'.
You will have the opportunity to work with commercially successful tutors and internationally recognised researchers who can help you build on your production talents.
You will study in state-of-the-art professional standard facilities. With 21 different studios, you’ll have plenty of recording and composition studio space to use. We have a huge range of DAWs, plug-ins, synths, mics and processing equipment, all of which is regularly upgraded to keep up-to-date with industry standards.
The course is accredited by JAMES.
You'll be able to explore the latest new music in the annual Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival and get up-close and experience contemporary music in action at the Electric Spring Festival.
The course offers an optional placement year to help give you the edge in your chosen career.

Previous graduates have gone on to work in a range of careers including studio managers, post-production, freelance engineers, programmers, sound design and professional audio sales. A selection of companies that have employed Huddersfield graduates in recent years include Abbey Road Studios, Calrec Audio, ITV, BBC, Kiss FM, British Grove Studios and Metrophonic.** There is support available after you graduate from our 3M Buckley Innovation Centre where you can get advice on starting your own business. The university also supports students to progress to postgraduate and research study.

A Level - BBB
BTEC - DDM

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This centre's achievements

2019

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The average rating is higher than 3.7

More than 50 reviews in the last 12 months

This centre has featured on Emagister for 14 years

Subjects

  • Music Production
  • Sound
  • Technology
  • Music
  • Production
  • Studio Engineering
  • Performance
  • Songwriting
  • Studio Production
  • Electronica 2

Course programme

Year 1

Core modules:
  • Desktop Music Production 1
  • Studio Engineering and Mixing Essentials
  • Songwriting 1
  • Performance Skills 1
  • Introduction to Music Research
Option modules:

Choose one from a list which may include:
  • Sonic Arts and Electronica 1
  • Theory and Analysis of Popular Music
Year 2

Core modules:
  • Desktop Music Production 2
  • Studio Production and Spatial Recording Techniques
  • Inside the Music Business
Option modules:

Choose at least one from a list which may include:
  • Performance Skills 2
  • Performance Skills 2 (Major)
  • Songwriting 2
  • Sonic Arts and Electronica 2
Plus up to two from a list which may include:
  • Live Sound Year 2
  • Making Interactive Tools for Music and Audio
  • Critical Approaches to Recorded and Electronic Music
  • Production Analysis and Critical Listening for the Sound Engineer
  • Programming C and Microcontrollers
  • Music for the Moving Image B
Year 3 – optional placement year

Choose one from:
  • Industrial Placement
  • Placement Year
Final year

Core modules:
  • Final Year Project
  • Composition Practice
Option modules:

Choose at least one from a list which may include:
  • Explorations in World Musics (Final Year)
  • Applied Music Research: Investigating Culture and Creativity
  • Music, Gender and Identity
And choose up to two from a list which may include-
  • Performance Skills 3
  • Performance Skills 3 (Major)
  • Advanced Interactive Tool Design for Music and Audio
  • Live Sound Final Year
  • Sound for Image B
  • Designing Audio Plugins - Effects and Synthesisers
  • Experimental Music (Final Year)
  • Work and Professional Practice in Music

Additional information

4 years inc. placement year

Creative Music Production BA(Hons)

£ 9,250 VAT inc.